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Bicycles

Volume 714: debated on Monday 2 November 2009

Question

Asked by

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the number of non-motorised cycles on the roads of the United Kingdom has increased in the past 10 years; and, if so, by how much. [HL5881]

The information requested is not available.

However, estimates are produced of pedal cycle traffic on all roads in Great Britain. These show a 20 per cent increase between 1998 and 2008, from 4.0 billion to 4.7 billion vehicle kilometres. Figures are not available for Northern Ireland.